Walk On The Wild Side Chords & Tabs

Walk On The Wild Side Chords

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Verse 1:
DG
Holly came from Miami, FLA
DG
Hitchhiked her way across the USA
DA
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
EA
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says
DG
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
DG
Said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Verse 2:
Candy came from out on the island
In the backroom she was everybody's darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She says
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls go
DG [L.R. 2X; colored girls 2X]
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lou_reed/walk_on_the_wild_side_crd_ver_2.html ]
Verse 3:
Little Joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New York City is the place where
They say
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side
Verse 4:
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets
Looking for soul food and a place to eat
Went to the Apollo, you should have seen him go, go go
They said
Hey Sugar, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
All right... huh
Verse 5:
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was James Dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that fast
She said
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the colored girls say
DG [L.R. 2X; colored girls 4X]
Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do Do do-do do-do do-do-do-do
Dooo...
Coda:
[sax solo over D-G to fade]